they do not have waitlists. we have a great recommendation engine that tracks the reading level and preferences of each child and allows us to recommend books they will love. by allowing parents a convenient and affordable solution to keep a constant supply of books in the house, we encourage children to read more. book pig was founded in october 2009 by two san francisco families. we were unemployed as part of the economic downturn. we thought we would start a business and see how it went. working part-time and unpaid we were able to launch the service and build the product. in march, we heard about jobs now. to be honest, we thought it was too good to be true. but we looked into it w, and we were able to find too great employees. we were able to find too great employees, both unemployed single mothers in this city. to mara is now in charge of operations, props as in orders, and shipping. sarah is in charge of marketing and p.r.. she handles our outreach. these employees have been vital to the success of the co

because of inadequate funding we have waitlists. these are lines for people to wait in line until someone dies, leaves the states, or additional funds are provided to get critical and vital services they need. essentially, to keep -- to continue, this means that families often times, other the parents have to provide support for their disabled child because they cannot get public services. other examples, there is close to 20,000 seniors who are on the waitlist for help with their home situation, the activities of daily living that can and get public services. there are close to 400,000 children with severe emotional disturbances and adults with chronic mental illnesses that cannot get the services than they need from our mental health system because it is not find it. lastly, let me point out that there is a wait list of close to 400,000 families that require state assistance with child care so they can maximize their opportunity to work. because they cannot get child- support, the funds are limited, so they stay at home. that is a